Welcome to the Ontario Justice Education Network
Key areas
TEACHER RESOURCES
Our resources are legally accurate, curriculum-linked, and tested with students.
The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials for High School Students
Join your local mock trial tournament.
TRAINING
Continuing Professional Development, facilitator training, and video resources.
ABOUT OJEN
Find out more about who we are and what we do.
JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
We run programs in community settings and with special audiences.
BOOK A COURTHOUSE VISIT
Bring your class or youth group to visit a courthouse and watch court.
BOOK A GUEST SPEAKER
We can connect you with a legal expert who can talk to your audience.
Get Involved
Volunteer, donate, or work with us.
OJEN NEWS
What you Need to Know about Ontario’s New Cannabis Laws
On Wednesday, October 2018, Canada became the 2nd country in the world – behind Uruguay – to legalize the possession and use recreational cannabis. So, does this mean that crimes associated with recreational cannabis use don’t exist any more? Definitely not! The Government of Canada has implemented a new legal framework to legalize, strictly regulate […]
Poster Challenge Registration 2018
Teachers, register your students now! Submission Process Register your class by filling out the online registration form by November 30, 2018. You will receive an email confirming your registration. Download the parental consent form from the Poster Challenge program page. Distribute the parental consent forms to your students to have filled out by their parent(s) or guardian(s). You may […]
FROM THE OJEN BLOG
Twenty Bursaries Given to Ontario High School Graduates
Twenty high school graduates started their post-secondary studies this fall with bursaries provided by the Association of Justices of the Peace of Ontario (AJPO), the Association of Ontario Judges (AOJ) and the Ontario Superior Court Judges’ Association (OSCJA).
Aboriginal Youth Designing a Better Justice System
Aboriginal youth are charting a new course in relations between the justice system and the communities in which they live. In 2016, the Feathers of Hope First Nations youth forum released their report, Justice and Juries—A First Nations Youth Action Plan for Justice. In it they shared a vision of justice that was respectful of […]